Post subject: Re: Alela Diane - The Pirate's Gospel
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:59 pm
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Yeah, I did a search, and I think I saw that you mentioned a song. I'm sure you'll like the album if you enjoyed a few songs. And totally jealous that you are getting it for free.
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Post subject: Re: Alela Diane - The Pirate's Gospel
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:22 pm
Yeah Yeah Yeah
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I fucking love that album.
I first heard a song of hers (Pieces of String, which is beautiful song) on a compilation CD given out at some show I went to a couple years back. It prompted me to download some stuff, then I bought the album from her site.
To Be Still is the follow-up to Alela Diane's critically-acclaimed 2006 debut The Pirate's Gospel. That record brought the Nevada city, CA-reared musician a dedicated following across the globe (especially in Europe, where she recently finished a tour of mid-sized concert halls). Considering that early copies of The Pirate's Gospel were given away to friends in hand-sewn covers just a few years ago, this is not only quite a leap, but a well-deserved one.
To Be Still was created throughout 2007 & 2008. "It began in Portland, OR and was finished in scatters between tours at my dad's home studio in Nevada City, CA," Alela says. "I wanted to record this collection of songs using arrangements which would represent them in their finest form. These songs requested more instrumental filigree than those on The Pirate's Gospel. It was challenging to delicately yet purposefully incorporate instrumentation into songs that I was so used to singing by myself. I was determined to make it work, because I wanted percussion! I wanted to hear the lonesome bow of the violin! I heard many harmonies in my head, and so I set out to capture them."
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“Alela Diane actually lent her vocal talents to a studio project under the name of Headless Heroes which consists of several musicians (Josh Klinghoffer, Joey Waronker, Woodrow Jackson III, Gus Seyffert, and Leo Abrahams) that recorded an album of covers together. The album was produced by Hugo Nicolson. The Album titled ‘The Silence of Love’ will be released in November ‘08 on Names Records (UK) and Fargo Records (for the rest of Europe). In the states the album will be released in May ‘09 via the Headless Heroes record label.”
There's a cover of 'True Love Will Find You In The End'. I'm sold on that alone.
1. True Love Will Find You In The End (Daniel Johnston) 2. Just One Time (Juicy Lucy) 3. Here Before (Vashti Bunyan) 4. Just like Honey (The Jesus and Mary Chain) 5. To You (I Am Kloot) 6. Blues Run The Game (Jackson C. Frank) 7. Hey, Who Really Cares? (Linda Perhacs) 8. Nobody’s Baby Now (Nick Cave) 9. The North Wind Blew South (Philamore Lincoln) 10. See My Love (The Gentle Soul)
Post subject: Re: Alela Diane - The Pirate's Gospel
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:58 am
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I heard her talk about that on Guy Garvey's radio show a few months back.. He's the lead singer of Elbow, and he does the backing vocals on To You by I Am Kloot. He talked to her about doing the same vocals he did.
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Post subject: Re: Alela Diane - The Pirate's Gospel
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:17 pm
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:28 pm Posts: 5361 Location: St. Paul Gender: Male
Blueballed!!!!
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Hi Andy, Apologies you mistakenly got this email. Your order wont be going out for another month, close to release date. Sorry about the confusion. Thanks! -Dean
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Yeah, she's great. I downloaded her a few weeks ago when I was on a weird freak folk kick and I'm still listening to her. One of my favorite discoveries of 2009 early on.
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